Texas SNAP Program Eliminates More Choices For Users

Texas is adding a few more items to their "do not buy" list and fans of sweets and candies aren't going to like it. Even some fruits and nuts are no longer allowed.

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, (SNAP), in Texas is undergoing some changes, (in addition to those implemented last year), and certain foods are now banned by the SNAP program.

In February of 2025, SNAP implemented several new policies designed to help recipients eat healthier. Among them, sodas, candy, potato chips and cookies, could no longer be purchased with SNAP cards.

Items Banned For Texas SNAP Recipients

Next month, Texas is tightening things up a little more in terms of what can't be purchased with SNAP benefits. Surprisingly, certain types of fruits and nuts will soon be banned.

Starting in April, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will no longer be able to buy certain things using their Lone Star cards, according to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission website.

As a result, sodas, candy, and anything with more than five grams of added sugar will be off the list of approved items. The restrictions also apply to fruit, raisins, and nuts that have been candied, crystallized, glazed, or coated with chocolate, yogurt, or caramel

- abc13.com

What Can You Buy With A SNAP Card?

According to the Texas SNAP website:

• Fruits, vegetables, garden seeds, and plants that produce food.
• Milk, milk substitutes and other dairy products.
• Bread and cereal.
• Meat, fish and poultry.
• Beverages that have milk or milk products like soy, rice or similar milk substitutes.
• Beverages that have more than 50% vegetable or fruit juice by volume.